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Windsor Great Park Review

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Windsor Great Park

Category: Parks
Location: Windsor

Fodor's Review:

Windsor Great Park, the remains of an ancient royal hunting forest, stretches for some 8 mi (about 5,000 acres) south of Windsor Castle. Much of it is open to the public and can be seen by car or on foot, including its geographical focal points, the romantic 3-mi Long Walk, designed by Charles II to join castle and park, and Virginia Water, a 2-mi-long lake. The park contains one of Queen Victoria's most treasured residences, Frogmore House (020/7766-7305. www.royalresidences.com. House, gardens, and mausoleum £5.50. May and Aug., selected days only; check Web site or phone, 10-5:30). The sprawling white mansion is still a retreat for the Royal Family. Nearby, at the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, two famous royal couples are buried: inside, Victoria and Albert; outside, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It's open only a few days a year. The main horticultural delight of Windsor Great Park, the exquisite Savill Garden (Wick La., Englefield Green, Egham. 01753/847518. www.savillgarden.co.uk. £3.50-£5.50. Mar.-Oct., daily 10-6; Nov.-Feb., daily 10-4), contains a tremendous diversity of trees and shrubs.